// Migrant Dreams - Distribution

Migrant Dreams - Distribution

Cinema Politica is proud to be the official distributor of MIGRANT DREAMS, the newest film by acclaimed filmmaker Min Sook Lee. Below you can read the film's synopsis, learn about the fllmmakers, and importantly - book this amazing documentary for a screening in your community or at your festival/institution today!

ABOUT THE FILM

MIGRANT DREAMS is a powerful documentary exploring the undertold story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), where foreign workers are treated as modern-day indentured labourers. Under the rules of Canada’s migrant labour program, low wage migrants are tied to one employer. Visit the official website of the film, read the Director's Statement and watch the film's trailer.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

An award-winning filmmaker with a diverse and prolific portfolio of multimedia work, director Min Sook Lee has directed numerous critically-acclaimed social documentaries, including: My Toxic Baby, Donald Brittain Gemini winner Tiger Spirit, Hot Docs Best Canadian Feature winner Hogtown, El Contrato, Badge of Pride and Canadian Screen Award winner The Real Inglorious Bastards. Min Sook is also an Assistant Professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design University where she teaches Art and Social Change. Min Sook is a recipient of the Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award for El Contrato’s impact on the rights of migrant workers, and Canada’s oldest labour arts festival, Mayworks, has named the Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Award in her honour. More recently, in 2016 she was awarded the Alanis Obomsawin Award for Committment to Community and Resistance.

Based in Toronto, producer Lisa Valencia-Svensson is an award-winning documentary film producer who has been involved in the industry for over a decade. Her first feature length documentary was Herman’s House, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, among many other accolades. Lisa has associate produced several films including Tribeca and Hot Docs winner The World Before Her.

EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS

To obtain an educational or institutional license for MIGRANT DREAMS, click here and fill in the form.

BUY YOUR HOME-USE DVD TODAY

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You can purchase your home-use DVD of the film directly from Cinema Politica by clicking the Buy Now button below.

For special shipping requests, including courier and registered mail, to request an institutional copy, or to order at the discounted bulk rate, please email us at: booking [at] cinemapolitica [dot] org (booking AT cinemapolitica DOT org).

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